Foster Care

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children who left care in 2008 in each local authority area had had more than ( a) three,  (b) five,  (c) 10,  (d) 20,  (e) 30,  (f) 40 and  (g) 50 foster placements whilst they were in care.

Beverley Hughes: Information on the number of children who left care in 2008 in each local authority who had more than  (a) three,  (b) five,  (c) 10,  (d) 20,  (e) 30,  (f) 40 and  (g) 50 foster placements while they were in care in England can be found in the following table.
	
		
			  Children who ceased to be looked after by the number of foster placements while they were in care, by local authority( 1,2,3,4,5, ) year ending 31 March 2008 ,  Coverage: England 
			  Number 
			   Number of foster placements during time in care 
			   More than 3  More than 5  More than 10  More than 20  More than 30  More than 40  More than 50 
			  England 5,200 2,100 420 60 20 — — 
			 
			  North East 310 120 30 — — 0 0 
			 Darlington 15 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Durham 55 20 — — — 0 0 
			 Gateshead 25 5 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Hartlepool 15 5 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Middlesbrough 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Newcastle upon Tyne 50 25 — 0 0 0 0 
			 North Tyneside 30 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Northumberland 30 — — 0 0 0 0 
			 Redcar and Cleveland 15 10 — — — 0 0 
			 South Tyneside 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Stockton-on-Tees 15 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Sunderland 20 — — 0 0 0 0 
			 
			  North West 750 310 50 10 10 — 0 
			 Blackburn with Darwen 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Blackpool 25 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Bolton 35 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Bury 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Cheshire 65 25 5 — — — 0 
			 Cumbria 50 25 5 — 0 0 0 
			 Halton 15 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Knowsley 30 15 5 — — 0 0 
			 Lancashire 115 55 10 — — 0 0 
			 Liverpool 60 25 — — — 0 0 
			 Manchester 85 40 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Oldham 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Rochdale 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Salford 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Sefton 10 5 — 0 0 0 0 
			 St. Helens 20 — — 0 0 0 0 
			 Stockport 20 5 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Tameside 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Trafford 15 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Warrington 15 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Wigan 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Wirral 40 20 — 0 0 0 0 
			 
			  Yorkshire and the Humber 530 210 40 — 0 0 0 
			 Barnsley 15 — — 0 0 0 0 
			 Bradford 65 25 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Calderdale 25 15 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Doncaster 30 15 5 0 0 0 0 
			 East Riding of Yorkshire 15 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Kingston upon Hull, City of 55 25 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Kirklees 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Leeds 105 50 10 — 0 0 0 
			 North East Lincolnshire 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 North Lincolnshire 15 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 North Yorkshire 35 10 — — 0 0 0 
			 Rotherham 40 15 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Sheffield 50 20 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Wakefield 30 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 York 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 
			  East Midlands 360 150 40 _ 0 0 0 
			 Derby 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Derbyshire 45 20 10 — 0 0 0 
			 Leicester 45 20 5 0 0 0 0 
			 Leicestershire 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Lincolnshire 60 20 — — 0 0 0 
			 Northamptonshire 65 30 10 — 0 0 0 
			 Nottingham 45 25 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Nottinghamshire 40 15 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Rutland — 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 
			  West Midlands 610 230 70 20 — — — 
			 Birmingham 150 55 15 — 0 0 0 
			 Coventry 50 20 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Dudley 30 15 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Herefordshire 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Sandwell 45 15 10 — 0 0 0 
			 Shropshire 10 — — 0 0 0 0 
			 Solihull 20 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Staffordshire 65 20 5 0 0 0 0 
			 Stoke-on-Trent 35 15 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Telford and Wrekin 10 5 — — 0 0 0 
			 Walsall 45 10 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Warwickshire 60 30 15 5 — — 0 
			 Wolverhampton 30 20 10 — — — — 
			 Worcestershire 45 15 — — 0 0 0 
			 
			  East of England 550 250 50 — — 0 0 
			 Bedfordshire 20 5 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Cambridgeshire 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Essex 160 85 25 — — 0 0 
			 Hertfordshire 60 20 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Luton 45 20 5 0 0 0 0 
			 Norfolk 85 35 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Peterborough 40 20 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Southend-on-Sea 25 15 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Suffolk 60 25 10 0 0 0 0 
			 Thurrock 30 15 — — 0 0 0 
			 
			  London 800 260 40 — 0 0 0 
			  Inner London 360 120 20 — 0 0 0 
			 Camden 20 5 — 0 0 0 0 
			 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Hackney 30 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Hammersmith and Fulham 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Haringey 35 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Islington 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Kensington and Chelsea 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Lambeth 35 10 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Lewisham 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Newham 40 15 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Southwark 65 25 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Tower Hamlets 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Wandsworth 25 10 — — 0 0 0 
			 Westminster 25 5 — 0 0 0 0 
			 
			  Outer London 440 140 20  0 0 0 
			 Barking and Dagenham 30 15 — — 0 0 0 
			 Barnet 30 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Bexley 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Brent 45 15 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Bromley 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Croydon 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Ealing 35 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Enfield 30 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Greenwich 40 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Harrow 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Havering 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Hillingdon 35 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Hounslow 30 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Kingston upon Thames 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Merton 10 — — — 0 0 0 
			 Redbridge 15 5 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Richmond upon Thames 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Sutton 15 10 5 0 0 0 0 
			 Waltham Forest 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 
			  South East 730 320 60 10 — — 0 
			 Bracknell Forest 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Brighton and Hove 50 30 10 — — — 0 
			 Buckinghamshire 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 
			 East Sussex 45 15 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Hampshire 140 60 10 0 0 0 0 
			 Isle of Wight 30 15 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Kent 115 50 5 — 0 0 0 
			 Medway Towns 25 5 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Milton Keynes 35 25 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Oxfordshire 30 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Portsmouth 15 5 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Reading 10 5 — — — 0 0 
			 Slough 15 — — — 0 0 0 
			 Southampton 30 20 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Surrey 60 30 — 0 0 0 0 
			 West Berkshire 5 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 West Sussex 65 35 5 0 0 0 0 
			 Windsor and Maidenhead 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Wokingham 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 
			  South West 610 280 50 10 — 0 0 
			 Bath and North East Somerset 15 — 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Bournemouth 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Bristol, City of 75 35 10 0 0 0 0 
			 Cornwall 70 30 — — 0 0 0 
			 Devon 75 30 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Dorset 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Gloucestershire 50 20 10 — 0 0 0 
			 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 North Somerset 30 15 — — 0 0 0 
			 Plymouth 60 25 — — — 0 0 
			 Poole 15 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Somerset 60 25 — — 0 0 0 
			 South Gloucestershire 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 Swindon 50 30 10 0 0 0 0 
			 Torbay 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Wiltshire 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 
			 (1) Source: SSDA903 return on children looked after. (2) Figures shown are cumulative. (3) The number of foster placements excludes any episodes of care where children were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements. (4) Children who were, at the time they ceased to be looked after, were not in a foster care placement but who had previously been placed in foster care, have been included. (5) To ensure that no individual can be identified from statistical tables, we use conventions for the rounding and suppression of very small numbers. National figures have been rounded to the nearest 100 if they exceed 1,000 or to the nearest 10 otherwise. Numbers at local authority level have been rounded to the nearest five and numbers at region level have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers of five or less have been suppressed and replaced with a hyphen (—) except where the number is zero.